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PIT THE ROBESONIA 1VT 1 ESTABLISHED 1870. SI SOLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIX COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. MARCH 11, 1918. $2.00 A TEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE NUMBER 9 SODA FOR COTTON AND CORN BAKSR LANDS IN FRANCE RE CLASSIFICATION OF REGISTRANTS WOMAN PLEDGED $500 Complete DeliTeries of Nitrate Can- Secretary of War in France to Studv NEW PRESBYTE RIAN CHURCH SEEN AND HEARD not be Made During March sad April But it is Expected That Later N.cd V IP Be Supplied -Arrange- rneHl tor uisiriouiion. Owing to war conditions Military Conditions at First Hand. New Regulations Require That Every Man Shall Be Placed in One Of it .as not A Jari? dispatch of the 10th an uounces the safe arrival at a French port of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, lhe War Department at Four Classes. Re-classification according to phy- Folks of lona Section Interested in War Stamps Prof. Sentelle Im pressed With Work of lona Teach ers. i Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent of the Lumberton schools, addressed been possible to obtain ships to trans- Washington announced last night that sicai condition of the men called ia the , several hundred people at lona school of sods from , Secretary Baker's visit is purely mili- next army draft is provided in revised for medical advisory avi cnflfirient nitrate rwr to this country to make farm -rs fary and not diplomatic and is for the instructions .... j -at ' 1 UlUUUfC OI lUSIKCWHI 1UU OCIBOiicil complete deliveries dunnc March and onercm. military officials. (Vpril of nitrate needed in those Mr. Baker is accompanied bv Major months, but shipping arrangements ypm Black, chair of engi now indicate ability to fill later needs, neers. Lieut. Col. M. L. Brett, and Tt-e above information was contain- Ralph Haves, his private secretary. in a telegram received Saturday They sailed from an Americr boards which are being sent to the local boards throughout the country. The new regulations, made public Thursdav nieht. require that everv man summoned before the board shall house, near MrDonnld. Frulav nio-Ht I on War Savings and Thrift stamps. He says the folks out that way are much interested in the stamp cam paign and no doubt he made a stir ring address. After he had finished One of Most Attractive and Best Ar ranged Houses of Worship in State Classic Temple Style of Architec- Congregation Will Worship New Building For First Time March 17. Not eastern North Carolina and pe:-ha;,s ret m the Stale is a m.rc turt n (BY HAPPY JACK.) Hog Lived 21 Days Withoot Food or Water. How long do you suppose a hoc would live without food or water Mr. G. F. Allen of Bladen county recently found one of his hogs caught in a utoel trap after the hog had been held fast by the trap for 21 days and the bff did not swm to be so much the worn off from his experience about February 27. from the Department of Agriculture at Washington by Mr. w. i. dcuiuhb, chairman of the committee which tooK orders for Robeson couny farmers for the nitrate of soda to be distrib uted bv the Government. Ths tele mm further states that the depart meat wishes to deliver in the fairest j and most equitable manner the ;uan titv of soda immediately available and, ; rt.-.w tn save time that wo aid be .onsumed in sending money to Wash-) On Farms Trouble in letting Merchandise pa uvt - "EVaH,,, A II .u , LI. , , a vii.- wail v IVdlur Hit" ITUUKC attractive and better arrange.! church merchants are put to in (retting inr building than the new house of wor- chandise after it is noun-hi." rfmarl-ei his address one lady went to him and ship of the First Presbyterian co-,re- a Lumberton merchant to me one day tolrl him that, slip was cn i n c tr invt irir.n r, T nmK.-tr. 3l r,-!. r n Vip nwimt - TViie . .t kaJ LmJ - aa ------ - - - . . . . - - - w . . . - . . f;iikivu VI -d aa '. I A'V t lull. , , vi vt i a - . wmmmj . 11.. a- nuiil I ini J UV W ican port , be placed in one of the following four $500 in War Savings and Thrift new buildine which renreoenta an returned from the Northern marketa classes: stamps. i outh-v of around 140.000. ia practical- and said many f t.-u- '.a:n:e w .,:, sale ,tt TLZ-Z- rZZTZ " . . (A) Acceptable ior general mnuar, Afler the address refreshments hy completed and the congregation dealers in the North had to secure EMPLOYMENT BUREAU HERE service; b) acceptable for general were sold and the proceeds will be ! will u-nhin in the new edifice f- the extra warehouse room in order La military service after being cured of used by the school in buying stamps. . fj,st t,me rext Su remedial defect; (c) acceptable for Misses Mabel Lawrence and Ada The rew' buildii mgton. to save iwwcin . 1 A pniriovn. ntr monev on uri'un. r- , : - ,u M , n 1: ! c nmti. 1 have as its pur tc mase oemei us 4" fe-" , , , "' i. L41 Q,-,d tn make best gether of the . i r , 1 1 . . ... 1 win worsniLi in me new euniee i: n-r -"" . iwm.-t iwim m vmiaci undav. .March, n. store tne gootts tnat nail tnca sold tti1 (mi .1 nienared for shinment. Federal Department of Labor special or nmitea military service u a .Mccormick are the teacners at lona,.iot fronting on Tenth ajid Chestnut hree Seeds. 'specified capacity or occupation; (cl and Prof. Sentelle says he was much streets and is most attractive, both" One often hears folks knov-kinir tke tstablisn Bureau m Lumoerion ior , iejeeteu auu euuopwu j impressw vsnri uie urh inej are u-1 mside and out. ine arcnitecture is 01 jrovernment and their renresentati w in me scnooi ana ine communuv Robeson Relieve Labor Shortage. it is the intention of the provost at larare. Prof. Sentelle made an address at the Meadow school house, about 3 miles north-west of town. Thursday night ent bureau which will nose the bringing to man and the job will . - 1 1 - 1 Kn Honirt. HP e Sill I) I IS lit 1 III iX lew u 3 111 uui- ZTlJ mvU e W tatlnsfh tarwn by the Federal Department .1 ST of eSSnti,s a special; '-JtS v';tributor to whom a:i smpments wiuii v.1 1 ; be made upon sight draft with bill of! may report to this bureau and it is i ding atuched through hank already I hoped that it will -perform a much iSated the distributor to collect needed service m helping to relieve Jjf farmers ot or before le present shortage of labor on 33S ISnwiSher mem-lA Mr. Collins representing the Fed- WIiSS i?TuSnanM tep vir. inu u.u , r-' . mw, Spnatr Frank Goueh. mcnt that he wouia act as rCrw. ll,.t hp wmdd I V 11.11 VVllWill 11 cviiouivvwj v.. v.. tarv service. It is the intention of the provost , marshal general to provide later for the further investieation and classi- 1 fication of the men acceptable for limited or special service so that rec ord may be made of the sort ol work each of these men may be assigned to, do without endangering his health. Under the new regulations manyj ailments and defects which gained ex emption of drafted men in the past; now will result only in their being listpd in GrouD B. Such men if they I be given the privilege di , rhnnse will securing the services of their family j V.7ciiQn in tho pffnrt to remove the I Anion hut if their have not availed I will you tell your children and your themselves of this privilege withm a grandchildren you did to neip w in mis ...m U failed intnl trreat wnr ' CsA P. H. KriOS OI W' 1115 Suct.lJ.icu Lime, uic v v 111 o--tt - - r . . . i i I. O Oa.a.-J. A ..... M r. i. for Robeson. He will be assisted in th 5 a. in Uking orders, by the other advise the department to estaonsn an, hospital or to a civic hospital, as "t ,heommiUee,..ho arc: emplovment bureau b re County r M- fce J" by sur?eon . J. McKinnon, Maxton; i rallum. Red Springs; A. J. Floyd, Fairmont; J. M. Butler, St. Pauls; A. D. McKenzie, Rowland; W. M. Oliver, Mr Rpthune is also in receipt of a Kerr will hewed for this purpose and letter, written that the county would be glad to co operate and would furnish an office at the court house. The office used by Countv Farm Demonstrator A. n the classic temple style and ttie iuild-(in the Senate and Congress because ing is solid brick with a write stucco free seeds are mailed out. but still finish on the outside. The inside fin- there are but few people who do not ish is mahogany and white. The mam like to receive the free seeds. Here- vestibule fronts on Chestnut street tof ore The Robesonian has been re i with a 2-foot concrete walk expending ceivinvr a supplv of the free seeds ear- ,,i from the front to the sidewalk. There y m the spring to give out to its sub- "H0W WILL YOU EXPLAIN? I is also a vestibule fronting on Tenth J scribers, but no seels have shown ua street and entrance may he had into'so far this year. However, the folks the building from the back also. The are beginning to inquire for them. Colonel Fries Asks North Carolinians j porch floors are ade of marble Enlisting Land. lhe mam auditorium is on ihe first! Tn rAAmmA it ; r;.. th tr. floor and will seat 400 people. The' ers many of them have ..eniisti a Sunday school assembly room is cut haJf acre- of ,am Rnd thf off from the auditonu,,, by roller par-, proceeis frOM1 that arc;i of land wiH titions and the whole floor can easily invested in War Savings and be converted into one ouduonumjThrift stamps where the land j, which will seat around 00 r ) le. iworke1 bv tenant, both the lan.lowner The pews for the auditorium as well. and the man workinR the land as tne cnairs ana taoies a.c iu.,uK:ito inVMt what the land produc,s savings stamps. This seems to be a Says Lending Surplus Money Lit tle Thing Compared to Giving Life. Winston-Salem. March 9. "What military service and ordered to a can-t ton-Saiem, State director of war sav-j tonment base hospital, a reconstruc-! ings. is asking men and women of ;thig 01L41 v,aiuiii,n, ii ircii waaa n. i t .o eral. RECORDER'S COURT. return after tl.-i war,'; ha says, "and dass rooms pass ior tne grano review uy me ries ident and later by the Governor of the State, who is going to feel a thrill not of joy, to be sure, but of shame at . . i i r 2 a. made to o-der especially is building. The second floor is cut up for into good idea and one that Robeson farm- ers might follow. Give the boy or is. in an mere are m rouiu jrl &n acre Qr haJf &Q be used as Sunday school them to invpst what it -acre and reanure makes in War In all there are lfi rooms that can class rooms and all these are con nected wim me main assemn j ioo, .j t h th chilJ a it .1 A . - L.ll I r,A en. I e- nv tne eiecLrit ucu hmciii- a Savings or Thrift stamps, and in s ive. War Times and Scarcity of Labor. 11 ictnui wa t . -, - w,. . j o.- r ..! ? o from LkMt- UT. iverr win nave ciwigc wuiuioi a-, r inea 9iD lor .Aauu was iaicii o, loin vwu a.i a.u n,-Qr-.-.aTil- con.lc 5 man -i 1 5 U , -. U U I.Aii- I IV 11 lIit; UUiClIUllllV ''T,?;. fr, n It is expected that this will be June's rnquiry abountoafe of sSfa done within the next 10 days. IXliSr! NINETY PER CENT FIT. i Woman- Administered Excessive Punishment. the part he played m bringing tne t d t hil0 seated at his desk I soldiers home again? Who is going j n ca tne attention of any or all Speaking of war times and scarcity I to feel satisfied with his 'bit' in the!,! - tp9rhor; without leaving his seat, i of labor. Mr. A. B. Smith, who Wea presence of those who gave their all . j rphe laboratory and toilets are in the ! on R. 3 from Lumberton and who w.m. Colonel tries aeam asxs: t nai -f i-s n t i n n "Up to the present 20,000 tons ' of nitrate have Heen received at the ports of the Southern Atlantic coast,, -1500 at the port of Wilmington, this heing for. the early crops. A larger amount for the early crops would have received but one ot tne sntpo on the recks off the coast of; Chile. The secretary assured me tnat, a larger amount for later crops would be available. He also assured me that, he had every reason to believe that : we would be able to get enough sodai for our cotton and corn crops. ' 1 hocomant rememhers C ivH war days, says the are you going to say when you are . TJ pastor's studv is located be- present generation have much to ... . .a c ' Ala u c tai l i. on tne iirsi learn. iir. aniun rememwrs wim . a I . . a c .1 . -1 . in he enterea just aitt-r tne ioe oi ine urvu war Walter Campbell, a young white man, was j.efore Recorder E. M. Brit: Kntnrdav on the eharee of simp as- lne evi been went 530 Class 1 Registrants of Robeson Dtrict 1 Examined Only 8 Perjsault on Mrs. Clyde Wade Cent Rejected on Account of Phv sical Defects 2 Per Cent For Spe cial Duty. asked in later years what part you tmm the two -. estihules claved ih winning the great war: It, ti t j ca a . i - JJ.-lia ivjvi . .... ... 1- , -a a - aaj- from either side The pulpit is at me man would plow a mucn cow an nay south end of the building and the choir and milk her at night. ITe says he . m . - . t I a- . . ? a I.-.A . , , l t C 1 J , I you are oeyona arait rrf, una uw little ov nothing made no sacrifices how will you explain it? A oura: man who w'as recently called to the who annarently naa Blue! knew men to cultivate crops with audi- milch cows and other? who made good ai-itVinut nn nlnivir.tr ft nil the cost. Both the defendant Wade showed i tne eil"LaV all over, why I signs of amax-up which, UJt . true The task of examining the army; roo-trfin's: rvsred in class 1 ia Robe-: Ho.. frnm the allesed assaul Andrew Graves, colored, subr.kted to the charge of excessive ?umsaneui BIG DRIVE EXPECTED SOON Cr.r. ilitrift No. 1 has been practical- of a child and judgmen i iv- Aoo raSO lijive been pfl nnon Davment of cost IV U-::utctcu. aa aa.-w " i a a e'xamined and of this number 90 per cent were qualified for military duty,. 9 rent for soecial military duty, j and 8 per cent were rejected on ac hates that ; count of ?hysical defects. Alleged Assailant of White Girl Bound to Court. didn't go.' says Colonel Pries, and not evervone can spend large i . i i ;.,... a-r. v -.a - j sums oi money to semi swuroia i t was hi.iS; eiici- , , ino3 hopn nrovided for the Deoole of America by wmch evervone of her citizens can have will be to the left of the public ir.i.t mvprs the r.isles m tne torium - l crops wixnoui any piuwiiiu ai Ail l.hp. wimiows in t-ie Lu'.iiiing are . nomine usei out noes. of art glass and are" most attractive j ,JL., , , he gravity system ot neating ana iSKiJUf UMH LUUAii nXiVro be used, wnue wie system has been in- ..... in i ventilation wi i I Brasco lighting ! ..tailed. . , ,. The work of erecting the buildinu j has been superis--d by Rev. Dr. G E. I Mooiehouse, pastor of the church Dr. i MnnrPhniise also did nio?t of the de- sienine. . ... a TVio Kiiilriinir is one ot which the a young Tn.-i!v' nvpss summary C A 1 A . -i .-1 - r- VT VlO I . . am I continuation oi pauu. "'1,1,, For Anril Term oi Uoun. ! .;,, " mit mfldP unon Germans all along the western rrm. ! " " "tT Vf.vtnn three Weeks in France and Belgium indicate urn, The following were drawn riaa, , Xai ureliminary hearing lines having been neavu ii- ,in tie presence ot justices a. u.-Am.-, 6v,, v, ,T Williams at . . '.-i s-w-t . " . T " i i -i anT . ' A-i HKi II 11 1 AW. UiV v, - - Afnllpr. Smith jind Dock Douglass,! triumphant. This way is through tne cnA nnnpction: Wqt Ravine? i lan adoDied by tne r - - rn.'i imu ii- .11 iclu - i . , r,frt in winnine this ereat war t --- . - . . a - .u. :n . . . .. J la part that will not give nun a t-"1111! congregation teels justly prouu. u of shfame when our sp:uers is not only a credit to tne raemnen ui The Robeson Soda Water Co. has resumed operation after being closed down for several weeks on account of the sugai shortage. Mr. W. J. Wilkerson of the Center section was among the visitors in town Friday. Mr. Wilkerson informed The Robesonian that the contract woul-i be let at once for the erection of a meir forced, the day is not far distant whenj Ken-;ie and F. Grover Britt to serve v.. "Fni-PTit armies and the ivmeii- ian forces will be asked to withstand thrusts of a more serious nature. The Allies and the Americans are confi dent and the er.emy will be given a warm recivi 'en when he launches his attack. The Germans already have used every frightful devise known to modern warfare against the Ameri m tMrarhere have they been I.U.1.1 .-AAW - , , .a a a .1 r a. V.,, r.onovl anlt to dent xne nu.'it nciu av Tevshing's ir.cn as jurors at the two-weeks term oi Superior court for the trial of civil Oases wrfich w"ill convene. Monday, April 1 Maxton Thursday. Douglass was re , j leased, while Smith was Douna Snnerior court unaer Government. "Through it. a person can sav? reg ularly and invest safely, and thereby lend his savings to his Government with interest to pay the expenses of little which he failed to make, and First:Week-W. e.TownsendJRaAl was remanded I to W T T 1? a C4- Unii c AJ M Ylt A. X-- . swamp; J. V "" Prpd for Smith and Mr. Ste Farmer.. Ked bprmgs; aiuw uc, -f5--" . Bed Cross Auxiliary Organized at Orrum. i nmWtnn- C C. Townsend. Howells ville; T. aA Davis. Thompson; W. E. Mclntvre, St. Pauls; T. A. Britt, Lum berton; A. R. Carter, Lumberton; P. P. Britt, Britts; E. J. Pope, Lumber ton; R. McA. Nixon, Lumberton; E. B. Freeman, Lumberton; Leu Brisson, Britts; E. L. McCormfick, Maxton; Jas. Wilkins, Lumberton; Lon Arm strone, St. Pauls; W. R. Ivey, Fair- T.r,n Walters. Urrum; W. f. An anviliarv of the Lumberton m ., A i Ta -1 ..aacc TVir,Tf ,-rrnpr cT tne American ivcu anJOO .1.1. T T ttii a.n.uj-er hi ? wre nav MfA ktr. Lumberton JnO. I. Hill, was organizea at wnum jCa . irln 30 charter members. 1 he tollow a 1 1 . Mclntyre, also of the locai uai, ap peared for Douglass. Messrs. b B. McLean and J. P. Wiggins of Maxton represented the State. lao auor It SPP.mS SUCH a Ad AAA I . 1 1 1 , . . , mMM 1 11 O a $i,ouu s thine . says ne, to iena uai su'i""" money to the uovernmeni as uui p.v when there are thousands of pur young men giving their lives as then part to protect our homes and save our country.' Stephen the church, but to the town as a whole. ! new Baptist church at Center St. Pauls Messenger: Mrs THOMPSON HOSPITAL NEWS NOTES RED CROSS WORK. Calling on the County Health Of- j WQrk Rooms 0pen Tuesday and Fri day Afternoons More Ladies Need- ficer. Dr W officer, says he receives numerous n a. j trodt nprsnns on tne CailS w V 1311 aiiva f Reported for The Robesonian. Master Leo Buie, Bladenboro, son of Capt. R. B Buie, was operated on ior onnpnHiritis. with zanRrenous appen- a i t. a L rrottiTio' nlnnc asiJ dix, last wt-tia. aim .0 t nave well as could be expected, mrs,. . Johnson underwent an operation last Wrednesday and will return home this week Mrs. Fodie Wallace, Marion, S. C.', underwent a very serious oper- n4-iara 1 1 at. PriflaV and is getting along 0"u - - " . T Mr. West marnes, oaiiics- J. A. McGeachy was taken to Highsmith hospital last Friday where she under went an operation for appendicitia Her many friends here and elsewhere will wish for her a speedy recovery. It is reported that some small white and colored boys broke into a freight car on the Seaboard yatd here yesterday afternoon, wniie in names of some of the young robbers been learned, nc arrests have yet been made. A fight in which two raccoons and two bull dogs took part back of Mr. J. D. Mc'Neill's blacksmith shop, West Fourth street, about 10 o'clock this morning was witnessed by a Large very well. Mr. west 5a, - - of a place v as wired A. McPhaul, county health ing officers were elected: chairman, K. C. Nye; vice-chairman, Mrs. L F. Shepherd; treasurer, M. Shepherd; secretary, Miss Tommie Nye. A mem bership committee of ten was appoint ed. Before the organization Mr. Steph en Mclntvre of Lumberton made an addiess. which was very interesting, and much enjoyed. The Lumberton male quartet, composed of Messrs. Frank Gough, C. B. Skipper, E. B. Freeman and J. Pope Stephens, fur nished music for the occasion. The people of Orrum and vicinity are very much interested in the Red Cross work and no doubt many new members will be added to the auxiliary. lie He savs there are ! several hundred people on the list and most of the mare getting am iruj" county because they are sick and that it would take about 5 doctors to ren j avapiatil attention they need. uei me ; . 1.QTa Tornado Takes Toll of Lives ana Property in Ohio. Lima, Oi Dispatch, March 10. Five nersons are known to be dead, several others are reported killed, scores are injured, scores of homes were completely or partly demolished and hundreds of barns and outbuild ings were razed by the tornado, which traveled across northwestern Ohio :nvlv last n-pninc. Estimates of property damage range from one five million dollars. the .- -i rt .. PaJT-annrii-- D. Staunton. Kea aprmgfc, W. M. Leggett, Sterlings; J. R. Britt, Sterlings. , Second Week W O. Powers, St. roi- a V Huffcrins. Gaddys; Alex. Alford, Alfordsvilie; Ben Sealey, Dr McPhaul's business is to keep Sterlings: Frank Johnson, Fairmont; olks from getting sick and not to J T. Wilkins, Raft Swamp; J. H I trPAt the sick. The only people he is ..r T)-,,rlQrl Snnrlv Patter- i :a tr09t are those in ucuueeu, ivv aca.av. , j reuuucu a . .. ... T T H. I - M k I -1 1 A 1 , A. - 11I a son, Howellsvilie ; j. j. mcuauK"" Smiths; A. E. Shook, Rennert; S B. Williams, Burnt Swamp; J. D. Mc Neill, Red Springs; Thompson Barnes, Sterlings; Marcus Smith, Thompson; D. A. Allison, Fairmont; H. L. Cal houn, Alfordsville; R. A. Sealey, Sterl- Jone's, Fairmont; H. B. Ashley, Jr., Burnt Swamp; u. u. ontt, oLeiimgs, D N Cashwell, Parkton; R. D. Bax ley, St. Pauls; Clayton Faulk, Fair vlile, was operated onior.r , . - h . had ua.v..firvT1 lost weelc. it Deinsj ntcco- 1 r Tl. Ul,n UU3"U i. ,V ;f.,Q infhpc; COOn Oi niS OWn. ine COOI1S WilUUK- ed For Work Work for Those UVho savy t0 remove about fifteen inch esi Mr y Mom 0ne of the dogs Hftm of the small intestine. C belonged to Mr McNeill and the other , Cannot Leave Home. along very nice y. Little Sadw Faulk jew & a a n-f Thp Robesonian. Fairmont, R. h. u-. w"iunaLLn J name was not learned. Each dog onuu. &kk for .several wjeKs vvi.,1 " i whipped his 'coon . 1, rrma IirP ' nonmnmo nTWl COmUllCatlOnS. lt 3 I I rr me neu ""i'Wtjr" i ". ;;,r u,af ic TPttine alonz as Master I open every Tuesday and Friday after nOOlla liui" a. . w . . ... It is very necessary for every lady i f a-;, Viantpr to be at the mem uc r ui u - rooms on these afternoons, as more ladies are needed to do both cutting and sewing. mll.u Those who are attending are much interested and doing splendid woik, 2r?T ;mnncSiWp to accomplish DUt It IS aiaaa -- ,7 J very much unless more ladies attend, Is we only had about 25 in the sew fng room each afternoon last week and we would be glad to have at least 50 everv time. . The chairman of the sewing room wishes to urge every member, if pos sible, to be there this week, and would !aa o-iorl tn have some of the lit- Ue girls to meet with us to cut smp- PilSany of the" ladies find it impos sible to go to the work room, but are willing to do the sewing at home, will SEeywinSK work is takenem-NORM Secretary Red Cross Sewing Room. Will Speak at Mt. Elim Thursday Major Peterson Will Report For Trial This Week. TVT - A st Clan T . Ppterson. assistant quartermaster at Camp Jackson, who was called out in Wake Superior court last week for failure to appear to of embezzlement ai- leged to have been committed whne . . 1 . nai 1 at TnA a, 1 a to Smallpox Around Pembroke. Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health officer, reports a nuinbev of cases of smalhoox around Pomhroke. He savs the disease cinated against smallpox can be vac cmated agains tsmaupox can ue vac cinated free by applying at the office of Dr. McPhaul here. county home, the county jail, and serv ing on the chain gang. No More Daily Lists of Casualties. Issuance of daily lists of casualties among the American expeditionary forces was discontinued Friday by the public information committee as the i.pCi,it of an order of the V ar De partment under which the names ap pearing on lists hereafter will be withheld. The official explanation is a-i-a. a.i, ,,.oo nt tne oraei Ikeep information of value from the ThJ nearest relative of every sol dier who may be killed or wounded will be notified by the department as heretofore. To Insure Laying in Supplies Of Coal During Summer. ster-creneral of xT.4-ia rrnima national guard, is ex pected to report in Raleigh today or ZZZZLn, His trial has been set for 1aJlllWl a""' " A - Friday, March lo. "STU bv the fuel ad i nountcu vjii - " ... a An average reduction of 30 cents . a. : rotai rvrioe OI ali an- nnrt in ivaieiii'i iuuijf "a a tull llt a r . H?s trial has been set for thracite coal sold for domestic suae be ..la m tween April 1 and Sept. 1 was an irnrir clfW OUT IS KCHlllK well as could be expected Mr. J M. Hovle. who is pleasant ly remembered in Lumberton, where SSLTlSS Jennings cotton mill,! he spent much of his time when hia SSnpSwendix son, Ae late Rev. E. M. Hoyle was who was opeiateo on ior p tnFturn naslor of chestnut Street Methodist E2?aa3ter Fwddie West, church more than 6 years ago has Bdenboo who was operated on for been a guest since yesterday at the ?J?S?SS 7wn wPPks aeo. returned home of Mr. W. H. Humphrey. Mr. Mr. Omar Steph- Hoyle will leave this evening for Cor nOIIie HHO MiyA....y. O. . . . 1 A a IT. TV ,kA hlG rvPPTI Sll K 211. ens, n. r , v., who - "... the hospital for several days with ;frtTaitis and complications, is mucn i improved and will return home soon. Victoria nunt, inaisu, operated on two weeKs ago ior .i cer of breast and was able to return home Saturday. Mr. Jim Stephens, who was so badly injured by receiving a fracture of the skull a tthe Jennings cotton mill several days ago, is still in a very serious condition. 5 AMERICANS OUT FIGHT 10 GERMANS Night. Prof R. E. Sentelle, superintendent of the Lumberton schools, will speak AtliTeetins of the Lumberton Station, together vjth reguia War Savmf anO ihmn. chmert of the Robeson reserve tions govem.ng the retail to a o ; ??Sit o t,lis week at , i ; Ma. W H A-:-,, rx o I I rilfll 1U1 L11C V t AAA tj-rs - . IU1U. limiouj . . .. j A Li-jit va. AAA, . - ,,i- ovp ! , tv,o mih'ip is mviieu lO tne tirst oi next moiia-. , Vi.-.pn narticularly to preyen. Met in No Man's Land 2 Huns Kill ed, 2 Captured, Americans Unhurt. A press dispatch of the 6th states tw nn American patrol of five men three nights ago outfought an enemy No ,1 ,.. v .:.:a.; Ti,-.irfinv pvemni? Mr. rv Crichton was appointed first sergeant and Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr , was ap pointed second sergeant. Mr. Jicr ton will rank as. first sergeant of the whole county militia. hoarding and insure ux ""tf domestic needs for next winter durmg the summer months. .-: nvimir. ine puuuc ia hear Prof. Sentelle, who makes a a..- ; oAAraca nn the Var. BUSS Sbining . , . a- TvrA. an v, Diirtir is teacher at Mt Oiailt-UC aj unvv Elim. a. i m TYiPTi nev met in UaILIOI Oi a.a i.aaa,. , Man s Lana ana wie amnj"" "5 i fire. The Germans Tephed and for ,100 Ti-,ini.tP!. there wTas a sharp ?kir mish. The enemy retreated leaving two dead and two wounded Bavarians aa iirt -ct-AArp made prisoner. The imer- irnn natrol returned to its own lines without having received a scratcm Officers report that despite the fact - : . . , 1 1 nelius, the last cnarge servea oj ma son, where he has purchased a lot and expects to build a home in the near future. He came to Lumberton yes terday from Dunn, where he visited relatives of his daughter-in-law. On page 7 of this issue will be found a report covering work of the National Special Aid society of Lum berton This report, prepared by the vice-chairman, Mrs. J. D. Proctor, has been printed in neat pamphlet form and each member of the society may secure a copy by applying to Mrs. E: L. Holloway, general chairman. TVar, rannrt will Vip sent to the head- ouarters of the National Special Aid in New York City, 259 Fifth avenue. In various articles published during the life of the society The Robesonian carried all the information given m the article published in this issue, but this is the first time that a compre hensive report coverings the entire life of the society has been publish ed It makes a most creditable show ing and members of the society and others will be glad to preserve it. that the Germans fired many shells to prepare the way for a i".a, not a single enemy soldier got into position to carrv it out, the American auto matic rifles, machine guns and nfles stopping the Germans in their attacks.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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